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Tap-dance footsteps
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1a, 2, 2&, 3, 4.
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How Tap-dance footsteps goes
One bar over a C chord: a row for each key, a column for each step, the finger on each note. Over another chord, move the same shape to its root.
Root bass rhythm: Just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
Songs with Tap-dance footsteps
Each one opens with this pattern in its player.
Often comes next
The patterns songs move to after Tap-dance footsteps, from verse to chorus.
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All patternsQuestions about Tap-dance footsteps
What is Tap-dance footsteps on piano?
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass on beats 1, 1a, 2, 2&, 3, 4, one of the root bass rhythm patterns: just the lowest note, played in a rhythm you can dance to.
How do I play root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 with the left hand?
Over C major it is C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C4 (1), then C3 (5), then C3 (5), then C4 (1); the number after each note is the finger (1 is the thumb). Over any other chord, move the same shape to that chord's root.
What songs use Tap-dance footsteps?
It is heard in 100 songs of the library, as the main groove of 45 songs, such as Rewrite The Stars, No One Like Our God, At The Cross, Ain’t It Funny.
Is Tap-dance footsteps easy?
It is a medium pattern, in 4/4, usually around 98 beats a minute.